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CANFORGEN 053/16 COMD CA 006/16 311830Z MAR 16
EVOLUTION OF CA OFFICER RANKS
UNCLASSIFIED

CONTEXT. BUILDING ON THE MOMENTUM OF THE NEW ARMY RANKS, THE CA NEXT EVOLUTION WILL SEE A TRANSITION TO THE USE OF MAPLE LEAFS RECOGNIZING OUR CANADIAN IDENTITY WHILE STILL RESPECTING OUR MILITARY HERITAGE. THIS CURRENT CANFORGEN WILL FOCUS ON CHANGES TO THE GO RANKS AND THE INCLUSION OF THE VIMY STAR FOR OCDT TO COLONELS, WHICH WILL SEE A MODIFICATION TO THE PIPS CURRENTLY WORN.

SCHEME OF MANOEUVRE. THIS PROJECT WILL BE DIVIDED IN 3 PHASES:

2.A. PHASE 1. BRAID RESTORATION ON DEU TUNIC AND RANK PROTOTYPE DISTRIBUTION FOR THE FIVE MOST SENIOR OFFICERS WEARING THE CA UNIFORM.

2.B. PHASE 2. MASS PRODUCTION AND ISSUE OF GO RANKS TO ALL GO.

2.C. PHASE 3. PRODUCTION AND ISSUE OF THE VIMY STAR.

PHASE 1 :

3.A. DETAILS. PHASE 1 WILL INCLUDE THE GOLD BRAID RESTORATION ON THE CA GO DEU TUNIC AS WELL AS THE APPROVAL OF THE RANK INSIGNIA. THERE ARE SUFFICIENT QUANTITIES OF GOLD BRAID CURRENTLY IN STOCK TO ALLOW ONE DEU TUNIC PER GO TO BE COMPLETED IN PHASE 1. AS OF NOW, GO CAN BRING ONE TUNIC TO THEIR LOCAL BASE CLOTHING STORES FOR TAILORING. GO TUNICS WILL BE CONSIDERED AS PRIORITY ACROSS THE CAF CLOTHING STORES. GO NOT NEAR A SUPPORT BASE (I.E. OUTCAN OR DEPLOYED PERS) AS WELL AS GO WITH NON-PERMISSIVE SCHEDULES OPERATING IN THE NCR WILL BE ALLOWED TO USE LOCAL ECONOMY AND CLAIM THE RELATED AMOUNT VIA CF-52. METAL RANK PROTOTYPES AND NEW RANK SLIP-ONS FOR CADPAT AND SERVICE DRESS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED DIRECTLY IN PERSON TO THE FIVE MOST SENIOR OFFICERS WEARING THE CA UNIFORM AS SOON AS AVAILABLE.

3.B. IMPLEMENTATION. FOR SYNCHRONIZATION PURPOSES, THE WEARING OF THE TUNIC WITH THE RESTORED BRAID FOR ALL GO IS EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY. THE WEARING OF THE RANK PROTOTYPES FOR THE FIVE MOST SENIOR OFFICER WEARING THE CA UNIFORM WILL BE EFFECTIVE UPON RECEIPT OF THE METAL RANK AND SLIP-ONS.

PHASE 2. PHASE 2 WILL INCLUDE ACTIVITIES SUCH AS THE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF RANKS TO THE REMAINING GO. THIS DISTRIBUTION WILL OCCUR IN THE SUMMER TO EARLY-FALL 2016.

PHASE 3. PHASE 3 WILL INCLUDE THE PHASED-IN ISSUE OF THE VIMY STAR FOR SERVICE DRESS UNIFORMS FOR OCDT TO COLONELS IN ORDER TO RECOGNIZE THE CENTENNIAL OF THE BATTLE OF VIMY RIDGE.